Featuring HTML5 and a Powerful WebKit Engine, Espial TV
Browser Optimizes Interactive TV Content and OTT Web
Video
OTTAWA, Sept. 25, 2012 /CNW/ - Espial, a leader in
on-demand TV software and solutions, today announced that the
Espial TV Browser has been selected to power Mitsubishi Electric's
latest set-top boxes (STBs) deployed by NTT Plala, a leader in the
Japanese IPTV market, to deliver a more compelling IPTV service to
its customers. Leveraging a sophisticated range of features and
technologies, the Espial TV Browser enables NTT Plala to distribute
customized, interactive IP video-on-demand and e-shopping services
and applications, such as review and rating functions, through an
intuitive user interface.
"Two of our main criteria while looking for a connected TV
browser were an open design and support for all of the industry's
latest standards, including HTML5," said Hiroyuki Ojima, manager, Mitsubishi Electric.
"We chose the Espial TV Browser because it offers a high degree of
modularity, a customizable user interface, and robust performance —
all of which enabled our customer NTT Plala to deploy interactive
and personalized applications rapidly across Mitsubishi's connected
set-top boxes."
The Espial TV Browser features a comprehensive software
development kit that can be integrated seamlessly with Mitsubishi's
proprietary middleware media player and digital rights management
platform for smooth playback of encrypted content. The browser's
open, modular-based architecture also enables easy integration with
video plug-ins and JavaScript extensions, and is portable across a
wide range of chipsets and devices, further simplifying interactive
TV content and Web navigation on connected TVs.
Based on the same WebKit rendering engine used by Google Chrome™
and Apple® Safari® browsers, the Espial TV
Browser features built-in Adobe® Flash®, as
well as support for HTML5 and the latest W3C Web and interactive TV
standards, including ISDB and OIPF. Through a powerful
JavaScript-based engine optimized to accelerate CSS3 and CSS 3D
animations, Espial TV Browser quickly performs graphic transitions
and supports complex animations. The TV Browser user interface can
be customized according to geographic location and user preferences
and provides users with dynamic content and streamlined Web
navigation.
"One of the critical features for an enhanced connected
television experience is compliance with the HTML5 standard," said
Yukio Kanemori, Japan country manager, Espial. "By supporting
HTML5, Espial TV Browser provides users with more engaging video
content, helping consumer electronics manufacturers such as
Mitsubishi to deliver the optimum TV Web experience."
More information about the Espial TV Browser and the company's
other products is available at www.espial.com.
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About NTT Plala (www.nttplala.com)
NTT Plala is a major Japanese Internet Service Provider (ISP),
providing triple-play service (Internet, IP phone, IPTV) leading
the Japanese broadband market. NTT Plala has achieved over 5
million subscribers in March 2012 for
ISP service and IPTV service "Hikari-TV."
About Mitsubishi Electric
(www.mitsubishielectric.com)
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) is a recognized world leader in
the manufacture, marketing, and sales of electrical and electronics
equipment used in information processing and communications, space
development and satellite communications, consumer electronics,
industrial technology, energy, transportation, and building
equipment. The company recorded consolidated group sales of
3,639.4 billion yen (US$ 44.4 billion*) in the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2012.
*At an exchange rate of 82 yen
to the US dollar, the rate given by the Tokyo Foreign Exchange
Market on March 31, 2012.
About Espial (www.espial.com)
Espial is a leading supplier of digital TV and IPTV software and
solutions to cable MSOs and telecommunications operators as well as
consumer electronics manufacturers. Espial's middleware,
video-on-demand, and browser products power a diverse range of
pay-TV and Internet TV business models. Over 10 million licenses of
its patented software are in use across the world. Espial is
headquartered in Ottawa, Canada
and has offices in the United
States, Europe, and
Asia. Visit www.espial.com or
contact via phone at +1 613 230 4770.
SOURCE ESPIAL GROUP
